25 May 2012

Ready, steady?

The busy 2012 European Beach Soccer season goes on after the Euro Beach Soccer Cup held in Moscow last February. And it does it through a brand-new event, the Beach Soccer Worldwide Kiev Cup 2012, which is about to begin in a couple of hours down at the Ukrainian capital. After the official training sessions yesterday, the four sides are ready to have the party rocking at the at the Dolobetsky Island of the wonderful Hydropark by the Dnieper River.

In a matter of little more than a couple of hours, hosts Ukraine, European Cup runner-ups Portugal, Italy and Netherlands will hit the sand of the stadium trying their bests to the cup. The tournament pulls its curtains at a really high level, with Madjer’s Portugal and Palmacci’s Italy clashing in a terrific opening to the competition (18:00 hrs), with hosts taking on Netherlands right afterwards (19:30 hrs).